DAWSON-WAM LTD
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
107
-5.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.6m
+0.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £52,672,438 | £46,804,916 | £45,536,972 | -2.7% | |
| Operating profit | £9,160,204 | £7,560,124 | £4,893,135 | -35.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,918,767 | £7,484,230 | £7,553,016 | +0.9% | |
| Net profit | £7,765,221 | £4,395,492 | £6,685,662 | +52.1% | |
| Cash | £6,452,100 | £13,132,144 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,864,214 | £34,375,175 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £19,240,258 | £23,335,750 | — | — | |
| Equity | £19,240,258 | £23,335,750 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 112 | 113 | 107 | -5.3% | |
| Wages | £7,388,640 | £8,865,643 | £7,903,564 | -10.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,274,615 | £2,402,308 | £1,897,705 | -21% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £21,377 | £22,447 | £23,402 | +4.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £220,083 | £309,816 | £261,500 | -15.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.4% | 16.2% | 10.7% | |
| Net margin | 14.7% | 9.4% | 14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.7% | 22.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.2% | 46.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.61x | 3.10x | — | |
| Interest cover | 31.12x | 20.86x | 15.88x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DAWSON-WAM LTD 2000-01-06 → present
- W.A.M. (G.B.) LIMITED 1984-12-03 → 2000-01-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- McGuire + Farry Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the Company's forecasts and projections and have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- DAWSON-WAM LTD · parent
- W.A.M. Plant Limited 75%
- W.A.M. (C.P.) Limited 100%
- Dawson Piling Limited 100%
- Lisdoonan Engineering Limited 50%
- BWW Water NI Ltd 50%
Significant events
- “In the post Balance Sheet period, the outbreak of war in the Middle East has led to market uncertainty and large increases in energy and fuel prices which will eventually feed through into price increases in many other areas including raw materials.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REID, Wendy Sara Margaret | Secretary | 1999-03-11 | — | British |
| BANNON, Fergus Joseph | Director | 2021-05-27 | Sep 1982 | Irish |
| KELLY, Paul | Director | 2016-09-09 | May 1980 | Northern Irish |
| KERR, Peter Malcolm | Director | 2021-05-27 | Aug 1971 | British |
| MCCOLGAN, Gerard Patrick | Director | 2019-04-08 | Jul 1981 | Irish |
| MCGALL, Dennis Edmund | Director | — | Mar 1947 | British |
| MCGALL, Jonathan Dennis | Director | 2002-10-25 | Jun 1968 | British |
| MCGALL, Valerie | Director | 1995-09-25 | Feb 1948 | British |
| MOATES, Rodney | Director | 1999-11-05 | Jun 1966 | British |
| REID, Wendy Sara Margaret | Director | 1999-11-05 | Feb 1971 | British |
| RUSSELL, Colin Desmond James | Director | 1999-12-09 | May 1960 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCGALL, Jonathan Dennis | Secretary | 1997-12-02 | 1998-06-19 |
| MIGALL, Dennis Edmund | Secretary | — | 1992-07-01 |
| THOMPSON, Derek | Secretary | 1992-07-01 | 1992-07-01 |
| THOMPSON, Derek | Secretary | — | 1997-11-28 |
| BAKER, Kenneth | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1998-06-30 |
| BOULLIER, Nigel Philip | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2021-12-31 |
| HASLETT, James Trevor | Director | 1995-09-01 | 1999-05-31 |
| MCDOWELL, John Beresford | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| MCGALL, Jonathan Dennis | Director | 1995-04-07 | 1999-03-11 |
| MCGALL, Robert Leslie | Director | 1992-10-23 | 2007-07-06 |
| MCMULLAN, Allen Robert | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2022-05-31 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Neil Alan | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2001-03-31 |
| ROBSON, Peter Graeme | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2019-11-29 |
| WRIGHTSON, Clive | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1994-03-31 |
| WRIGHTSON, Clive | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1993-09-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Wam Holdings Ilmited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-20 | Active |
| Mr Dennis Edmund Mcgall | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.